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| Smack-Attack35 wrote: | | They taste like a cross between Bald Eagle and Whooping Crane (don't ask me how I know). |
Love to see that matchup on one of the nature shows. Betcha that'd give the crane something to whoop about.
Other punchlines come to mind, but this forum is G-rated. |
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raydfishr
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:01 am Post subject: |
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conn brown harbor in aransas pass
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obsessed
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Cole Park pier this time of year has worked for me in the past...just don't fish it at night, some shady peeps hang out there...
i use the sandies for shark bait.
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ironmanstan
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I like my sandtrout pan fried.....mmmmmmmmmmm.
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gulftrout
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| ROBDOG wrote: | | I do not have first hand knowledge, but I heard they are common at indian point pier at night? |
IPP does have alot at times but they seem to run pretty small. When they are going strong I like to fill a quick cooler and freeze them up so I can use them whole for inshore snappers. I walked out there last Friday night around 5AM and several people have a few in the good size range.....  |
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omaka
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Location: San Antonio
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Fish the Port A south jetty for big sand trout during Dec, Jan, and Feb. Cast far out as possible..good luck!!  |
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FIDO
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Location: Aransas Pass, TEXAS
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The platforms and wellheads in Corpus Christi Bay hold TONS right now. I know it isn't exactly common for a boater to launch to go catch sand trout, but it is all you want out there during the fall of the year. Also there is a reef about a mile directly east of the cole park pier that has droves right now too.
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hickroots07
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| ironmanstan wrote: | | I like my sandtrout pan fried.....mmmmmmmmmmm. |
Who da thunk it lol
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dula77
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| Wait till dark and go to the old pier at the end of Ennis Joslin by the campus. We used to go fill a cooler almost every weekend. Spec rigs and gulp shrimp work great anything that glows in the dark. |
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rabbit
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There are two types of trout with out spots. Sand trout and Silver trout the only way to tell the difference is by counting the anal rays. 
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ironmanstan
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| rabbit wrote: | | There are two types of trout with out spots. Sand trout and Silver trout the only way to tell the difference is by counting the anal rays. |
That's the reason I like having a biologist onboard.
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shallowsport
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After you catch them, what do you do? From what I've heard they do not take well to freezing.
A story I heard, was that Chef Yankee, got a good start catching dandies in the morning and selling fish sandwiches for lunch. Have caught them myself, and cooked them up that day, and tasted just like specks. |
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BobBobber
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| shallowsport wrote: | | After you catch them, what do you do? From what I've heard they do not take well to freezing. |
The flesh is not as firm as other fish, but not anywhere gummy like ladyfish.
We freeze them in vacuum bags. We have found that freezing in water makes any fish softer. We also drop them on ice in our cooler within a few seconds after unhooking them. We were advised that sand trout will soften if not iced down right away. We filet the catch, ice cold, right off the ice . . . indoors not in the sun. We drop filets into a bowl of ice water until we check over the batch for overlooked bones, etc. Then we bag and freeze them.
But we filet all our fish that way.
My wife is an excellent cook, who can fry fish without having any greasy coating. Fresh or frozen, we usually eat sand trout and whiting as finger food by picking up the entire filet.
The cooking process can affect the texture of fish too.
I also like sauteed fish without breading, but for that I prefer a firmer fish with flaky texture. |
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SaltyMutt
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Sand trout is pretty tasty I think very similar to whiting IMO. I was so hoping to do some fishing this weekend on the surf but looks out of the question with this wind. I might hit the pier on base Saturday or Sunday night.
I did some salmon last night very simple preparation olive oil and my own spice mix grilled on an indoor "George foreman" type grill drizzled w lemon as it cooks. Was really good. Anyone ever try the steelhead trout they have at heb?
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JOHNNYREB
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Ive eaten the SH from HEB on several occasions.....good stuff!
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